Cushioned horseshoe.



F. STEELMAN.

cUsHIoNBD HoRsEsHoB.

APPLIOATIOIK FILED 00T.]`.7, 1908.

91 1,914. Patented Feb. 9, 1909.

fllllll Illlillllil UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.r FRANK STEELIVIAN,` ST.PARIS, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD TO CHARLES S. BOLLIN GER ANDONE-THIRD TO SAMUEL P. SMITH, BOTH OF ST. PARIS, OHIO.

cusiiioivnn Honsnsioii.

To all whom, t may concern.'

Be it known'that I, FRANK STEELMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at St. Paris, in the county of Champaign and State of Ohio,have invented a new and useful Cushioned Horseshoe, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in cushioned horse shoes. i

The object ofthe present invention is to improve the construction ofcushioned horse shoes, and to provide simple, inexpensive and highlyeflicient means for cushioning the heel call( to prevent soreness andlameness, and to render much easier the travel of a horse over the hardsurfaces of paved streets, roads, etc. i

A further obj ect ofthe invention is to provide a cushioned horse shoeof this character, adapted to admit of easy removal oi the heel callrsVand the cushions without taking the shoe of a horses hoof.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in theconstruction and novel combination of parts hereinafter'fully described,illustrated inV the accompanying drawing, and pointed out in the kclaimshereto appended; it being understood that various changes in the form,proportion, size and minor details of construction, within the scope ofthe claims, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit, orsacrificing` any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawing :-Figure 1 is a reverse plan view of a horseshoe providedwith cushioned heel callin-constructed in accordtudinal sectional viewof the same. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view on thev Vline 8-3 ofFig. 2. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of one of the heel portionsof the horse shoe. Fig. 5 is a detailperspective view of the heel calli.Fig. 6 is a similar view of the cushion. i i

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all thegiires of the drawing.

spaced lugs 3 at the inner end of the groove andprovided also at theouter or rear end of the groove with a single lug 4, extending entirelyacross the rear end vof the heel portion. The longitudinal groove 2 isapproximately Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filedA October 17, 1908. Serial N o. 458,229.

the downward or outward movement of the pivoted heel calli.

Patented Feb. 9, 1909.

i semi-circular in cross section and presents a transversely concaveface to the rounded rib 5 of a cushion 6, which is interposed betweenthe heel portion of the horse shoe and a heel call; 7. rIhe heel calli7, which may be constructed ofv any suitable material, is provided atits front end with an ear 8, pivoted between the spaced lugs 3 by atransverse screw 9, or other suitable pivot. The screw passes throughregistering perforations of lthe lugs 3 and the ear S, and theperforation or' one of the lugs is threaded to engage the threads of thescrew. The head of the screw is preferably counter-sunk in the otherlug, as shown. `The rear edges 10 of the spaced lugs 3 are vertical, andthe rear lug 4 is provided at the front with spaced tortween the flangesor extensions 11 and pro- Jects into the socket or recess for limitin`'The heel call; consists of a solid lower lonatthe top with side flanges14, forming lateral extensions, vwhich operate in the recesses "orspaces between the front and rear lugs. ance with this invention. Fig.21s a longii.

The front and rearledges of the side flanges movement, the shouldersformed by the lugs lare: adapted to resist any longitudinal or endthrust of the heel callr and thereby re lieve the transverse pivot ofstrain. The

yupper face 15 of the heel calk is concave and v v transversely curved,and the cushion 6, which Y is constructed ot' rubber, or other suitable1 designates a horse shoe, provided in thev lower face of each ofitsheel portions with.YY a longitudinal groove 2 and having a pair ofmaterial, is provided with a rounded lower .face 16, curvedtransversely, as clearly illus- 16 of the cushion irinly holds thecushion in place and resists any tendency o1 the cushion to niovelaterally of the heel portion of the horse shoe. The cushion extendsvthe entire width of the heel portion of the horse shoe, and a maximumcushioning eiiect is thereby obtained. `When the cushion becomes wornand requires renewal7 it may be readily removed together with the heelcall; without taking the horse shoe ott the hoof of an animal.

Having thus fully described my invention, what claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is

l. A horse shoe including a heel portion provided with a longitudinalgroove and having spaced lugs at the front end of the same and providedat the rear end with a single lug extending across the heel portion, aheel callr extending entirely across the heel portion and itted betweenthe front and rear lugs and provided at its trent end with an eararranged between the trent lugs, a pivot piercing the ear and the frontlugsJ and a cushion extending entirely across the heel portion of thehorse shoe and interposed between the saine and the heel calli andprovided at the top Vith a rib fitting in the groove of the heel portionor' the horse shoe and interlocking the cushion w' h the saine.

2. A horse shoe including a heel portion having a longitudinal grooveand provided at the inner end thereof with spaced lugs and having asingle lug at the rear or outer end of the groove7 the latter beingprovided with a recess or soclet and having rorwardly projecting sidelanges, a heel call( provided at its front end with an ear to titbetween the spaced lugs or the horse sl and having a lug projecting intothe socket of the rear lug of the horse shoe and operating between theextensions et the said rea lug, a pivot piercing the trent lugs of t-hehorse shoe and the ear of the heel calli, and a cushion interposed beten the heel call( and the horse shoe and provided at its upper face witha longitudinal rib Fitted in groove of the horse shoe and interlockingthe cushion with the same.

3. A horse shoe including a heel portion provided with a longitudinalgroove and having lugs at the front and rear ends thereof, a pivotedheel call; extending entirely across the heel portion ot the horse shoeand fitted between the iront and r .r lugs and having a concave uppertace and a cushion interposed between the heel call( and the horse shoeand provided at its upil'ier taco with a rib iitting in the groove oitthe horse shoe to interlock the cushion with the saine, the lower endolf the cushion heilig rounded and tilting in the concave upper tace otthe heel call.

4. A; horse shoe including a heel portion provided with spaced iirontlugs and having a rear lug. a heel calli provided with sidt` tlangesarranged between the l'ront and rear lugs and forming an enlarged topportion extending entirely across the heel portion ot the horse shoe,said heel call; being a so provided its lront end with an car iittingbctween the liront lugsj a pivot piercing the ear and the iront lugs,and a cushion cX- tending` entirely'across thc heel portion ot the horseshoe and interposed between they saine and the heel calli andinterloclicd with one of 'the said parts`r whereby it is held againstlateral movement.

5. fr horse shoe incuiding a heel portion pro y'ided with a longitudinalgroove and having spaced front lugs and provided with a single rear lug`extending entirelyv across the heel prfrtion and provided with a sockeland having front side extensions, a heel calli provided .vithlongitudinal side flanges ar ranged between the front and rear lugs andhaving an ear at its liront end to tit lartwccn the front tlanges, saidheel calli boing provided with a, concave upper turc and having a rearlug efftending into the recess olV the rear lug of tno horse shoe, and acushion in terposcd between the heel calk and the horse shoe and roundedat the lower il'ace to lit. the concave upper :tace oil" the heel calliYand provided at the top with a rib extending into the groove of thehorse shoe. whereby thc cushion is interlocled with the latter.

ln testimony that l claiin the foregoing as iny own, l have heretoalllxed in v signature in the presence oi two witnesses.

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